System for providing early warning of potential water induction events and enabling rapid steam turbine restarts

Patent · Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6983252

Barton, S P; Smith, P G

This patent describes a steam turbine monitoring and control system for a steam turbine having a base, a rotor, a cover and an interfacing plant piping system including turbine inlet pipes and exhaust pipes, drain lines, extraction lines, valves such as isolation valves and non-return or check valves and feed water heaters. It comprises a plurality of water detectors located in the interfacing plant piping system, a plurality of heat blankets covering the cover and base of the steam turbine; temperature detector means, coupled to the base and cover of the steam turbine, a detector controller coupled to the plurality of water detectors; and monitor/alarm means coupled to the detector controller, the plurality of heater blankets, the temperature detector means, the plurality of water detectors.

• Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5131230; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-716180
• OSTI ID: 6983252
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 17 Jun 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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